Rain Partier

Maybe this wasn't very new reader friendly, but I thought it was fairly accessible, with little to no connection to the big Superman meta-arc.

The only thing I had to research a little was all the "Major Lane" and Superwoman stuff, I didn't have any idea who that was in the beginning at first. For a second when she was in the pit after being regenerated I assumed it was Kara.

I have been a Supergirl reader in the past, but not lately by any measure. I did read the Loeb issues where she was reintroduced (again) but her history of reboots is getting confusing to me. I'm kind of curious where they are going with the Braniac 5 thing coming up, but it's kind of creepy at this point to consider.

Rain Partier

Maybe this wasn't very new reader friendly, but I thought it was fairly accessible, with little to no connection to the big Superman meta-arc.

The only thing I had to research a little was all the "Major Lane" and Superwoman stuff, I didn't have any idea who that was in the beginning at first. For a second when she was in the pit after being regenerated I assumed it was Kara.

I have been a Supergirl reader in the past, but not lately by any measure. I did read the Loeb issues where she was reintroduced (again) but her history of reboots is getting confusing to me. I'm kind of curious where they are going with the Braniac 5 thing coming up, but it's kind of creepy at this point to consider.

Rain Partier

Punchy wrote:Come on, it's going to be bad, X-Men Forever is barely even a comic.

I read the preview last night, but it's blocked from memory for some reason.

Must've been too good for me to handle.

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by ****** » Sat Feb 20, 2010 10:04 pm

Supergirl #50

Queen by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle
So let me get this straight. You're going to have a big anniversary issue for Supergirl #50 and you're going to make it really long and you're going to charge $5 for it and you're going to team Supergirl up with... GANGBUSTER?! For fucking serious? Gangbuster? Wowzers.

Candidates for all-time lamest team-ups aside, this was some boring comics. It had exposition out the hoohah and a plot that could make even the most strung out speed freak drowsy. The Lane stuff, the bug stuff, the Lang stuff, none of it even remotely peaked my interest as a new reader.

It's really a shame that the story was such a snoozefest, because Jamal Igle is really starting to come into his own. The last time I read a comic with Igle's art his pages felt cramped and constricted, but his pages have really opened up and become quite dynamic. Sibal and Ruffino have clearly helped take Igle's art to a new level.

Story: 3
Art: 8

A Hero's Journey by Jake Black, Helen Slater and Cliff Chiang
Holy pointless stories, Supergirl! What was that even supposed to be?! Is Helen Slater a draw to someone? When people think of Supergirl do they really think of a failed movie from over 25 years ago? Why are Cliff Chiang's considerable talents being wasted on this crap? Why am I still typing?

Story: 1
Art: 9

Overall: 5

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Queen by Sterling Gates and Jamal Igle
So let me get this straight. You're going to have a big anniversary issue for Supergirl #50 and you're going to make it really long and you're going to charge $5 for it and you're going to team Supergirl up with... GANGBUSTER?! For fucking serious? Gangbuster? Wowzers.

Candidates for all-time lamest team-ups aside, this was some boring comics. It had exposition out the hoohah and a plot that could make even the most strung out speed freak drowsy. The Lane stuff, the bug stuff, the Lang stuff, none of it even remotely peaked my interest as a new reader.

It's really a shame that the story was such a snoozefest, because Jamal Igle is really starting to come into his own. The last time I read a comic with Igle's art his pages felt cramped and constricted, but his pages have really opened up and become quite dynamic. Sibal and Ruffino have clearly helped take Igle's art to a new level.

Story: 3
Art: 8

A Hero's Journey by Jake Black, Helen Slater and Cliff Chiang
Holy pointless stories, Supergirl! What was that even supposed to be?! Is Helen Slater a draw to someone? When people think of Supergirl do they really think of a failed movie from over 25 years ago? Why are Cliff Chiang's considerable talents being wasted on this crap? Why am I still typing?